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Tacherons Pinot Noir

Tacherons Pinot Noir

Regular price £16.50
Regular price Sale price £16.50
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Producer Tacherons
Country France
Region Haute Vallée de Limoux, Languedoc

Tasting Notes

Cranberry, Wild Strawberry, Forest Floor and Pepper

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More About Tacherons Pinot Noir

Tâcherons Pinot Noir is an organic red from Limoux in southwestern France, grown on clay-limestone soils at about 350 m elevation. Hand-harvested and gravity-fed, this wine is vinified with care: a slow fermentation (3-5 days cold maceration), using a mix of vats inoculated and others with native yeast, and including some whole grapes. Eight months of ageing (80% in stainless steel, 20% in barrels) gives light oak influence without losing brightness.

The wine shows a high-toned, juicy character, with ripe cherries, warm spice and subtle stone or herbal tea notes. Silky tannins and a fresh, lively finish make it pleasingly drinkable now, especially with lighter meats, charcuterie or mildly spiced dishes.

Meet the Producer, Tacherons

Tacherons

Style: Winery

Limoux has spent years quietly proving that southern France can produce far more than sun-soaked reds and inexpensive house wine. Tâcherons sits right in the middle of that story, taking a distinctly Burgundian approach and applying it to one of the coolest corners of the Languedoc.

The name comes from an old Burgundian term for vineyard workers carrying out the skilled manual jobs in the vines. That connection to Burgundy runs through the entire project. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are the focus, grown in the Haute Vallée near Limoux where altitude, limestone-rich soils and cooler conditions create a surprisingly suitable home for both varieties.

The Chardonnay tends towards freshness rather than weight. Citrus, orchard fruit and gentle lees texture sit alongside a mineral edge that keeps everything bright and balanced. The Pinot Noir follows a similarly restrained path, showing red berries, soft spice and freshness rather than heavy extraction or excessive oak.

What makes the wines particularly appealing is that they occupy a useful middle ground. They carry some of the shape and elegance people look for in Burgundy, but without the pricing increasingly associated with the region. The climate around Limoux helps enormously here. Higher elevations and cooler influences allow both grapes to retain energy that can be difficult to achieve elsewhere in the south of France.

Limoux remains better known for sparkling wine, yet producers like Tâcherons show how successful still Chardonnay and Pinot Noir can be in the area. Sometimes the most interesting wines come from places sensible enough not to follow the obvious script.